Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   563814
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3228CB
Observer:   Peter C.
Date of record:   2015-02-18
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Very surprised to find this big female flying in quite strong wind and laying on Zanthoxylum capense. Caught, measured and released. FW = 73.2 mm, B = 40.2 mm, A = 23.9mm, HW 84.2 mm, T = 33.1 mm. Nectar plant record: http://vmus.adu.org.za/vm_view_record.php?database=vith&prj_acronym=TreeMAP&db=vith&URL=&Logo=images/treemap_logo.png&Headline=Virtual%20Tree%20Herbarium%20(TreeMAP)&Use_main_filter=0&User_id=87997540e7caba767651904cdcfce280&Full_name=Craig%20Peter&serve_sp_list=0&drop_down_list=Latin%20names&assessment=0&query_id=253683&Vm_number=&recNo=&numRows=5628&start=0&Vm_number=5648&recNo=22
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:46
Sp. code:   401520
Species name:   Papilio ophidicephalus phalusco
Common name:   Emperor swallowtail -- Groot koningswaelstert
Family:   PAPILIONIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-563814
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 563814 - photo: 1
VM-number: 563814 - photo: 2
VM-number: 563814 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2015-02-22 15:30:25
Species name:   Papilio ophidicephalus phalusco -- Emperor swallowtail; Groot koningswaelstert
Species code:   401520

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